I just came across the following in an HWP press release. A couple of questions:
1) Is this an alternative solution to I20, or just a temporary, incremental improvement on what currently exists?
2) Does WIND have anything to do with this? I ask because I believe that WIND has many different projects that are on-going with Hewlett-Packard.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
DT
-----the following is the press release------
Tuesday September 9 8:08 AM EDT
Company Press Release
Adaptec Solutions Boost HP's Kayak PC
Workstation I/O Performance Up to 80%
Adaptec and HP Demonstrate Importance of I/O As They Set
New PC Workstation I/O Speed Record
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1997--Adaptec Inc. announced
that its RAIDport II and UltraSCSI chip technology accelerate the disk I/O
performance of Hewlett-Packard Company's Kayak PC workstations (announced
today in New York) by up to 80%(a), allowing HP to establish the new systems
amongst the fastest PC workstations in their class.
The performance boost is achieved through data caching (maximizing data flow) data striping (storing data across two or more disk drives simultaneously) and the adoption of Adaptec's dual channel SCSI architecture for improved bandwidth management. These features reduce the workload of the CPU and accelerate total system performance.
HP is the recognized leader in PC workstation computing, with over 37% market share according to recent Dataquest figures. Adaptec is the market leader in PC and server bandwidth management solutions that eliminate I/O bottlenecks using high performance technology like SCSI and RAID.
``Adaptec helps deliver the fastest products in the marketplace because we understand the critical role I/O plays in overall systems performance,'' said Grant Saviers, chairman and CEO of Adaptec. ``Our UltraSCSI and RAID development teams contributed their expertise to HP as they created these innovative new products.''
``Adaptec's RAIDport and UltraSCSI contribute significantly to making the HP Kayak PC Workstation one of the fastest Windows NT workstations on the market,'' said Jean-Charles Miard, general manager of HP's Performance Desktop Computing Operation.
The Adaptec ARO-1130CA RAIDport II array adapter, and its Adaptec
AIC-7880 UltraSCSI chipset will be branded ``Fast/RAID'' by HP, and will be a standard component on many HP Kayak XU and XW PC Workstation models, and an option on all. Adaptec's partnership with HP is specifically designed to leverage Adaptec I/O performance expertise, including RAID on the motherboard, UltraSCSI and high speed data caching.
Target markets for the new HP systems include financial applications, two and three dimensional graphics applications, design and software development.
HP is one of a number of OEMs currently planning to incorporate Adaptec solutions in PC workstation-class systems.
About Adaptec RAIDport II and UltraSCSI
RAIDport II is Adaptec's scaleable RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)
solution integrating the performance of Adaptec SCSI (AIC-7880) and RAID (ARO-1130CA) in Pentium Pro and Pentium II platforms. Adaptec RAIDport is designed to make high performance desktop and server I/O systems more affordable and simpler to the end-user.
About HP's PC Workstation
HP is the leader of the worldwide personal workstation market(b). The HP Kayak PC Workstation family is HP's new generation of high-performance Microsoft Windows NT-based PC workstations designed around Intel's Pentium II processor with the 440LX AGPset. The HP Kayak PC Workstations with HP FastRAID and Ultra SCSI include HP Kayak XW PC Workstations with a choice of 3D graphics acceleration (HP VISUALIZE fx4 or AccelECLIPSE) and HP Kayak XU PC Workstations for ultimate 2D graphics.
About HP
HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament.
Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and Intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support.
It is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with
computer-related revenue in excess of $31.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. HP has 120,500 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year.
Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com or users can go directly to HP PC Workstation information at hp.com workstation .
About Adaptec
Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O, connectivity, and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. |
